<p>Recently, there has been a lot of effort placed on monitoring patient dose from medical procedures. The majority of people's concern has been focused on computed tomography because of the higher amounts of patient dose ...

<p><bold>Purpose:</bold> The purpose of this work is to characterize three novel formulations of a radiochromic material Presage and identify optimal imaging procedures for accurate 3D dosimetry. The dosimetric qualities ...

<p>This thesis examines how domestic violence is talked about both in the Russian Federation after the fall of the Soviet Union and by the Westerners whom have offered their expertise on the matter. The first chapter shows ...

<p>In this thesis, a hybrid numerical approach is proposed for modeling dynamic fracture in brittle materials. This method is based on a combination of embedded finite element methods and extrinsic cohesive zone models. ...

Although economic voting is a common phenomenon in most democracies, voters in young democracies do not necessarily vote based on the economy because at the early stage of democratization, the salience of political issues, ...

<p>Previous models have demonstrated that high uptake of male circumcision (MC) will be required if the procedure is to have a significant public health impact in sub-Saharan African countries (Nagelkerke et al., 2007). ...

<p>South Africa has a substantial HIV epidemic as well as a rising methamphetamine use problem, particularly in Cape Town. Respondent driven sampling (RDS) may be a useful tool for engaging vulnerable and hard-to-reach ...

<p>The pattern of competition among consumers</p><p>is one of the important factors that</p><p>determine if a population of the consumers</p><p>diverges or remains monomophic.</p><p>Despite its importance,</p><p>what factors ...

<p>The intervertebral disc (IVD) is a fibro-cartilaginous tissue that supports and distributes loads applied to the spine. The two main tissues types of the IVD are the anulus fibrosus (AF), which is comprised of highly ...

<p>Here we document and explain a general trend in the performance of refrigeration and heat pump systems: larger installations are more efficient. We show analytically why the performance of the system must increase with ...

<p>Abstract</p><p>This master thesis investigates the effect of soil structure interaction on the behavior of base isolated structures. A linear soil model coupled with a nonlinear model of a base-isolated structure is ...

<p>Due to the increasing cost of the enhancement techniques in current projection lithographic techniques and the required time in developing new technology's</p>
<p>as feasible manufacturing technology, EUVL is ...

<p>There is no consensus on climatic warming's effect on phenology, photosynthesis, and leaf nitrogen content in temperate deciduous tree species. A major question is whether or how these trees will utilize a longer growing ...

<p>X-ray computed tomography (CT) forms the basis for attenuation corrected positron emission tomography (PET) using combined PET/CT scanners. With concerns of high radiation exposure to patients through widespread use of ...

<p><bold>Backgrounds</bold></p><p>Chronic non-communicable disease has become the leading cause of mortality and morbidity in China, and the growing burdens of NCDs pose a tremendous challenge to economic growth. And since ...